Articles | Volume 20, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-4255-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-4255-2026
Research article
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06 Aug 2026
Research article |  | 06 Aug 2026

Current morphodynamics and subsurface structure of thrust moraines and rock glaciers connected to three Little Ice Age glacier forefields in the Swiss Alps

Julius Kunz, Sebastian Buchelt, Tim Wiegand, Tobias Ullmann, and Christof Kneisel

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Glacier-permafrost interactions in Alpine environments influence geomorphological processes, making it essential to understand the relationship between subsurface structures and surface morphodynamics for predicting landscape evolution under climate change. This study uses applied geophysics and remote sensing methods to investigate this relationship and to reveal the distribution of different ground ice types, as well as the related surface morphodynamics in three alpine glacier forefields.
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